Access to Disease Treatment Among Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Asthma or Hypertension

Johnson, Tara; Patel, Roma; Scott, Nathaniel L.; Olives, Travis D.; Smith, Stephen W.; Gray, R. O.; Miner, James R.

doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.12.015

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“…Local studies reported higher rates of homelessness than studies using NHAMCS. While the majority of local studies reported figures between 2.5 and 6%, homelessness rates were significantly higher in studies among high‐risk alcohol and drug users (22.8%), patients with psychiatric diagnoses in Arizona (22.3%), and patients at a public hospital ED near a homeless shelter in New York City (13.8%) . Several studies found an association between homelessness status and health services use (e.g., frequent ED use, hospital readmissions) …”

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Material Needs of Emergency Department Patients: A Systematic Review

Malecha

Williams

Kunzler

et al. 2018

Academic Emergency Medicine

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“…Some studies reported jobless rates greater than 50%, although two of these studies were specific to mothers of pediatric patients . A few other studies found unemployment rates greater than 30% .…”

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Material Needs of Emergency Department Patients: A Systematic Review

Malecha

Williams

Kunzler

et al. 2018

Academic Emergency Medicine

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“… 16 Nearly one in four ED patients is food insecure, and one in five reports choosing between food and medication. 17 Patients seen in the ED experience a high prevalence of financial insecurity, 18 unreliable transportation, 19 unemployment, 20 , 21 and housing instability. 21 , 22 Visits to the ED present unique opportunities to intercede and address the social risks and needs of patients.…”

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Proceedings from the 2021 SAEM Consensus Conference: Research Priorities for Interventions to Address Social Risks and Needs Identified in Emergency Department Patients

Kraynov

Quarles

Kerrigan

et al. 2023

WestJEM

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Introduction: Emergency departments (ED) function as a health and social safety net, regularly taking care of patients with high social risk and need. Few studies have examined ED-based interventions for social risk and need. Methods: Focusing on ED-based interventions, we identified initial research gaps and priorities in the ED using a literature review, topic expert feedback, and consensus building. Research gaps and priorities were further refined based on moderated, scripted discussions and survey feedback during the 2021 SAEM Consensus Conference. Using these methods, we derived six priorities based on three identified gaps in ED-based social risks and needs interventions: 1) assessment of ED-based interventions; 2) intervention implementation in the ED environment; and 3) intercommunication between patients, EDs, and medical and social systems. Results: Using these methods, we derived six priorities based on three identified gaps in ED-based social risks and needs interventions: 1) assessment of ED-based interventions, 2) intervention implementation in the ED environment, and 3) intercommunication between patients, EDs, and medical and social systems. Assessing intervention effectiveness through patient-centered outcome and risk reduction measures should be high priorities in the future. Also noted was the need to study methods of integrating interventions into the ED environment and to increase collaboration between EDs and their larger health systems, community partners, social services, and local government. Conclusion: The identified research gaps and priorities offer guidance for future work to establish effective interventions and build relationships with community health and social systems to address social risks and needs, thereby improving the health of our patients.

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